IFD216 – World Religions

Course Dates: March 12-23, 2018

This course is unabashedly taught from a Christian perspective, with the goal of helping the learner become more comfortable with people of other religions so that they can increase their effectiveness in sharing their faith with those from other countries who have moved into their neighborhood. To that end, not only are facts presented regarding the religions under study, supplemental activities are included in order for the student to come to understand the adherents of each faith on a more personal level – in order to facilitate friendships with people that practice other religions so that as 1 Peter 3:15 tells us, “But in your hearts revere Christ as Lord. Always be prepared to give an answer to everyone who asks you to give the reason for the hope that you have. But do this with gentleness and respect,” you are able to share the truth of the Gospel to a world that desperately needs to hear it.

No book is required, rather we will have video lectures and supplemental activities that are all available to you through the course during our two weeks together. We will be examining Judaism, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism. This is a survey course – we won’t be going into tremendous depth due to time constraints and the goals of this course – you will be learning the basics of each religion under study but you will also be spending time viewing material that helps you understand on a more personal level the people who practice these religions so that you can be more comfortable interacting with them. God bless you as ambassadors of Christ to the nations – in your own backyard!

1.0 CEUs are available upon successful completion of this course.

Price: $55.00

Past participants in this course have said…

“I have learned so much in this brief class!”

“Nancy, let me thank you for a very well-organized, well-presented course. I have had a number of courses in the various religions. Still, I learned quite a bit from this one, especially in the area of Hinduism.”

Nancy Golden

Nancy Golden has a passion for sharing her faith and a heart for people of “every tribe and language and people and nation.” She graduated from Dallas Christian College and earned her master’s degree from Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary. Nancy’s seminary work included theology and Bible with an intercultural studies focus. Her passion for evangelism led her to author a book, “The Second Greatest Commandment Meets the Great Commission: How to Love Your Neighbors to Christ” (HIS Publishing Group 2013). She is an adjunct faculty member at Dallas Christian College and has taught How to Study the Bible, New Testament Survey, and World Religions. In addition, she has developed a cross-cultural missions course for Dallas Christian College that incorporates both the theology and the history of missions.

Nancy and her husband Phil are certified lay servants and along with their son Josh are members of the First United Methodist Church in Carrollton, Texas. Phil and Nancy also serve as the Directors of Pursuit: Young Adult Ministry and occasionally serve at the United Methodist Cambodian Fellowship also in Carrollton in various capacities. Nancy also teaches Sunday School and has been active in serving on the evangelism and discipleship committees at her church. When she is not busy with her family, students, and church activities, Nancy can be found riding her horse Pistol, who fortunately does not mind listening to her sing praise and worship songs!